Romania is closer than ever to full Schengen membership, with Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu suggesting that Romania’s land borders could join the Schengen Zone by March 2025. While Romania gained partial Schengen access by air and sea on March 31, 2024, its land borders remain restricted. After years of blocking Romania and Bulgaria’s Schengen membership…
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China is opening its doors wider than ever with a recent expansion of its visa-free entry program, now allowing citizens from seven additional countries to visit for up to 15 days without needing a visa. This move is part of China’s broader effort to revive international tourism and stimulate economic growth after the pandemic years…
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Starting from November 1, 2024, France will reintroduce border checks at its Schengen zone borders, impacting six countries: Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy. This measure will be in place until April 1st, 2025, with the French government citing concerns over terrorism and irregular migration as the driving forces behind the decision. Travellers from…
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Kosovo citizens who hold Serbian passports issued by the Serbian Coordination Directorate (Koordinaciona uprava) can now enjoy visa-free travel to the Schengen Zone for short-term stays. This long-awaited change, implemented on October 13, 2024, aligns the visa regulations for all citizens of the Western Balkans, granting them similar travel rights. The new regulation was signed…
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Once again, the launch of the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES), designed to streamline border checks for non-EU travellers, has been delayed. It was previously set to launch on November 10, 2024 but the rollout has been pushed back due to continued technical challenges in numerous member countries At a recent meeting of EU interior ministers,…
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